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Timeline

  • 1870 - School on Gap Creek Road (Bobs Creek) and school named Double Springs opened in Green River
  • 1876 - Adams Run School opened in Big Hungry
  • 1905 - One-room schoolhouse in Upward opened
  • 1922 - Second Upward School opened on site of present-day Upward Methodist Church
  • 1993 - New Upward Elementary opened after consolidation with East Flat Rock Elementary and Tuxedo Elementary

Earlier Feeder Schools

  • Double Springs
  • Cedar Springs
  • Lead
  • Green River
  • Mt. Olivet
  • Thompson School (near Saluda)
  • East Flat Rock
  • Mt. Page
  • Macedonia
  • Tracy Grove
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THEN & NOW
Photo of Don Bryant 1993 Principal Don Bryant
Photo of Michael Gates 2023 Principal Michael Gates